SHAM

/ʃæm/ ► audio Scrabble 9 Words With Friends 9

Definition

adjective adopted in order to deceive. — synonyms: assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, pretended, put_on
verb make a pretence of. — synonyms: simulate, assume, feign
verb make believe with the intent to deceive. — synonyms: feign, pretend, affect, dissemble
noun something that is a counterfeit. — synonyms: fake, postiche
noun a person who makes deceitful pretenses. — synonyms: imposter, impostor, pretender, fake, faker, fraud, shammer, pseudo

“The time-share deal was a sham.”
“A con-man must be skilled in the arts of sham and deceit.”
“It was only a sham wedding: they didn't care much for one another, but wanted their parents to stop hassling them.”